Daily Dose of Random

The Custom Snare Drum Episode. In episode 50 Adam & myself discussed custom snare drums. The different types, brands, & styles you can choose from.

Episode 49 with River Guerguerian! River & I had a wonderful conversation about his drumming background, his drumming hiatus, the Asheville Percussion Festival and then River was kind enough to play some of his drums. I learned so much from this episode.

To get tickets to the festival go to www.ashevillepercussionfestival.com & River's website is www.guerguerian.com

Episode 48 with Alex Vazquez of King Drums! Alex & I had a wonderful conversation over Skype. We talked about his drumming background, music stores, how King Drums came about, & where he see's the future of King Drums going.

Episode 47: The Cymbal Episode! Adam & I discuss everything cymbals. Our personal preferences, brands, & some history. We also read some fan comments as well. Good times.

Episode 46 with my new co-host Adam Alesbrook of Alesbrooks Custom Cajons. Adam tell us about his drumming background, cajon building, & gear. Adam & I also talk about the death of Prince & Remo Belli of Remo Drumheads, our drum heads preferences & nightmare band teachers.

Episode 45: Freddy Charles. I had a wonderful conversation with Freddy over Skype. We talked about his drumming past, his passion for playing guitar, his 10 year break from playing drums, traveling and what the future holds for him.

Episode 42 with Lindsay Artkop! I had a lovely conversation with the winner of the 2015 "Hit Like a Girl" contest Lindsay Artkop. We talked about her drumming roots, Hit Like a Girl, Berklee College of Music, female drummers, and what the future holds for her.

You can follow her

Instagram: @lindsayartkop

Website: http://www.lindsayartkop.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lindsayartkopdrums

Twitter: @LindsayArtkop

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/lindsayannemusic?nohtml5=False

Episode 41: Drum News! I talk about Neil Peart Foo Fighters Chad Smith.

Episode 39 I spoke with Rikk Currence the CEO & Director of North American Operations for Toontrack. I personally learned so much from this interview. We talked about the process for creating their programs, his drumming past, the history of E Drums and sounds, a little Star Wars, and all the exciting things that are going on at Toontrack. For more info about Toontrack and their products go to www.toontrack.com

Episode 37: 2015 Year in Review! I talk about my favorite songs/albums from 2015.